Two boys die in
New Mexico
mobile home fire

LAS CRUCES, N.M. {AP} Two boys, aged 2 and 4, died when a fire engulfed their mobile home, preventing neighbors and firefighters from rescuing them.

The mothers of the boys were outside the home when firefighters arrived Saturday. They had suffered severe burns and were transported to a hospital.

"When the fire department arrived, that's when they learned the two boys were in the mobile home," said police Sgt. Ed Miranda. "They tried to get in and the floor collapsed on them."

Neighbors apparently helped the women escape through a window, but the heat and smoke were too intense for them to rescue the boys, Miranda said. Some neighbors reported hearing an explosion before the fire.